Meath Sinn Féin - Building an Ireland of Equals - Fastest Growing Political Party in Meath

Former Meath county councillor, Michael Gallagher, has said Sinn Féin's pre-budget submission is the only alternative to the failed policies of Fine Gael/Labour and Fianna Fail. Speaking after the launch of the document, which was costed by the Department of Finance, Mr. Gallagher said that if the proposals were implemented by the Fine Gael/Labour government it would stop the waves of young people leaving the country and bring back much needed employment to the Meath area.

Mentioning the Sinn Fein proposals on job creation and economic growth, he said: "the proposal to build 100 additional school and refurbish 75 existing facilities would surely improve education in Meath East, where the existence of sub-standard, prefab classrooms and a rapidly expanding number of pupils have become pressing issues. Furthermore, not only would such capital investment help to improve local schools in Meath and elsewhere around the country, but it would also provide work to many unemployed construction workers".

Mr. Gallagher also stated that a "€2.5 billion investment in broadband would be a massive boost to industry in towns like Kells, Athboy and Oldcastle. Such an investment would make Ireland a leader in broadband infrastructure rather than bottom of the class. It would also be a great help to industries in rural Meath who have, in some cases, had to use inefficient, dial-up internet connections to run their business."

Re-iterating that the Sinn Fein proposal was a fully costed, credible alternative, Mr Gallagher concluded: “it could be implemented if the Government would stand up for the Irish people by separating the bank debt from sovereign debt, rather than sheepishly doing the bidding of the Bundestag."